Month: September 2015

On September 27,2015,we witnessed a lunar eclipse(why do I sound so gloomy about it,I’ll tell you in a bit). As usual,we totally forgot about it,but thanks to the kids in the neighborhood,we were now waiting for it. I wanted the kids to eat dinner and then by 8:45 the eclipse was suppose to start. But as we all know all plans are not successful. One … Continue reading 2033…

It started out as a morning of helping out a friend to pack some women hygienic items for the homeless,but ended up in feeling “Awesome!” My “Girl Scout” friend,Shazia, invited four other ladies to help pack Ziploc bags. We filled each bag with:four pads(different colors,different style),tampons,panty liner,and a panty. We made around three hundred bags in two hours!(Good team work!). Zoya had all sort of questions:Why are … Continue reading The Best Way to Spend a Morning

Eid-ul-Adha is one of our religious holidays. We celebrate it to commensurate the sacrifice, Prophet Ibrahim was willing to make in order to obey Allah. He was told by Allah to sacrifice Ismail, his son, but at the last moment, Ismail was replaced by an animal. It was his test, he passed! We think about the obedience of Ibrahim for Allah on this day. If … Continue reading Eid-ul-Adha

Warning: I am not a fan of: Auto Show,Boat Show,Gun Show,Comic Con,Gem Show,and anything similar. Please be advised that my opinions are biased! Initially,everyone was excited and ready to go to the Comic Con,even me,because we were planning to meet “River and Rory,”characters from BBC’s “Doctor Who”(If you haven’t watched it,you must!).But this spirit died down. I was planning a major Saturday by sending everyone … Continue reading Adult DressUp = Comic Con

QUESTION: What happens when you stumble upon a picture of a bridge that looks like it came out of an Indiania Jones movie? ANSWER: You ask your husband to find it,and take your family for a hike. This is exactly how we ended up hiking on a 80F,mild windy day. At first,we had to persuade Maryam(our 9yrs old daughter),not wanting to go(thinking to be blessed … Continue reading Bear Canyon Bridge